Abstract: The technology disclosed enables metadata-based policy enforcement for requests that do not include metadata relevant to a policy. In a particular example, a method provides, in a network security system interposed between clients and a cloud application, receiving an incoming request from a client directed towards the cloud application. In response to determining that the incoming request lacks metadata for enforcement of a policy, the method includes transmitting a synthetic request to obtain the metadata from the cloud application and receiving a response to the synthetic request. The response provides the metadata. The method further includes applying the policy to the incoming request based on the metadata.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to configuring IoT devices for policy enforcement. In particular, the technology disclosed relates to configuring a plurality of special-purpose devices on a network segment of a network to steer outbound network traffic to an inline secure forwarder on the network segment instead of a default gateway on the network segment. The inline secure forwarder is configured to route the outbound network traffic to a policy enforcement point for a policy enforcement.

Abstract: The technology disclosed describes a network security system that is configured to configure a synthetic request with an object identifier, and to inject the synthetic request into an application session to transmit the synthetic request to a cloud application. The synthetic request is configured to retrieve object metadata about the object using the object identifier. The network security system is further configured to receive from the cloud application a response to the synthetic request. The response supplies the object metadata.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to a DHCP server-based steering logic for policy enforcement on IoT devices. In particular, the technology disclosed provides a steering logic running on a DHCP server on a network segment of a network. The steering logic is configured to receive DHCP requests broadcasted to the DHCP server by a plurality of special-purpose devices on the network segment, access DHCP responses generated by the DHCP server for the DHCP requests, receive, from a device classification logic, a positive determination that special-purpose devices in the plurality of special-purpose devices are special-purpose devices and not general-purpose devices, modify the accessed DHCP responses by replacing the default gateway with an inline secure forwarder on the network segment, and send the modified DHCP responses to the special-purpose devices.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to a DHCP relay-based steering logic for policy enforcement on IoT devices. In particular, the technology disclosed provides a steering logic that is interposed between a plurality of special-purpose devices on a network segment of a network and a DHCP server on the network segment. The steering logic is configured to intercept DHCP requests broadcasted to the DHCP server by special-purpose devices in the plurality of special-purpose devices, forward the intercepted DHCP requests to the DHCP sever 522, receive, from the DHCP server, DHCP responses to the intercepted DHCP requests, receive, from a device classification logic, a positive determination that the special-purpose devices are special-purpose devices and not general-purpose devices, modify the received DHCP responses by replacing the default gateway with an inline secure forwarder on the network segment, and send the modified DHCP responses to the special-purpose devices.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to a steering logic for policy enforcement on IoT devices. In particular, the technology disclosed provides a system. The system comprises an in-network intermediary. The in-network intermediary is configured to receive outbound network traffic from a plurality of special-purpose devices on a network segment of a network. The outbound network traffic is directed at one or more out-of-network servers. The in-network intermediary is further configured to determine, from the outbound network traffic, metadata required for policy enforcement. The in-network intermediary is further configured to append the metadata to the outbound network traffic, and send the outbound network traffic appended with the metadata to a policy enforcement point for policy enforcement.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to configuring IoT devices for policy enforcement. In particular, the technology disclosed relates to configuring a plurality of special-purpose devices on a network segment of a network to steer outbound network traffic to an inline secure forwarder on the network segment instead of a default gateway on the network segment. The inline secure forwarder is configured to route the outbound network traffic to a policy enforcement point for a policy enforcement.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to a DHCP server-based steering logic for policy enforcement on IoT devices. In particular, the technology disclosed provides a steering logic running on a DHCP server on a network segment of a network. The steering logic is configured to receive DHCP requests broadcasted to the DHCP server by a plurality of special-purpose devices on the network segment, access DHCP responses generated by the DHCP server for the DHCP requests, receive, from a device classification logic, a positive determination that special-purpose devices in the plurality of special-purpose devices are special-purpose devices and not general-purpose devices, modify the accessed DHCP responses by replacing the default gateway with an inline secure forwarder on the network segment, and send the modified DHCP responses to the special-purpose devices.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to a transparent inline secure forwarder for policy enforcement on IoT devices. In particular, the technology disclosed provides a system. The system comprises a plurality of special-purpose devices on a network segment of a network. The system further comprises a default gateway of the network segment configured to receive outbound network traffic from special-purpose devices in the plurality of special-purpose devices. The system further comprises an inline secure forwarder configured to share an Internet Protocol (IP) address with the default gateway in a transparent mode to intercept the outbound network traffic prior to the default gateway receiving the outbound network traffic, and route the intercepted outbound network traffic to a policy enforcement point for policy enforcement.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to a steering logic for policy enforcement on IoT devices. In particular, the technology disclosed provides a system. The system comprises an in-network intermediary. The in-network intermediary is configured to receive outbound network traffic from a plurality of special-purpose devices on a network segment of a network. The outbound network traffic is directed at one or more out-of-network servers. The in-network intermediary is further configured to determine, from the outbound network traffic, metadata required for policy enforcement. The in-network intermediary is further configured to append the metadata to the outbound network traffic, and send the outbound network traffic appended with the metadata to a policy enforcement point for policy enforcement.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to a DHCP relay-based steering logic for policy enforcement on IoT devices. In particular, the technology disclosed provides a steering logic that is interposed between a plurality of special-purpose devices on a network segment of a network and a DHCP server on the network segment. The steering logic is configured to intercept DHCP requests broadcasted to the DHCP server by special-purpose devices in the plurality of special-purpose devices, forward the intercepted DHCP requests to the DHCP sever 522, receive, from the DHCP server, DHCP responses to the intercepted DHCP requests, receive, from a device classification logic, a positive determination that the special-purpose devices are special-purpose devices and not general-purpose devices, modify the received DHCP responses by replacing the default gateway with an inline secure forwarder on the network segment, and send the modified DHCP responses to the special-purpose devices.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to using synthetic request injection to improve cloud object security posture management.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to application-specific data flow for synthetic request injection for cloud security enforcement. In particular, it relates to data flow logic configured to inject an incoming request directed to a cloud application in a processing path of a particular network security system.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to a transparent inline secure forwarder for policy enforcement on IoT devices. In particular, the technology disclosed provides a system. The system comprises a plurality of special-purpose devices on a network segment of a network. The system further comprises a default gateway of the network segment configured to receive outbound network traffic from special-purpose devices in the plurality of special-purpose devices. The system further comprises an inline secure forwarder configured to share an Internet Protocol (IP) address with the default gateway in a transparent mode to intercept the outbound network traffic prior to the default gateway receiving the outbound network traffic, and route the intercepted outbound network traffic to a policy enforcement point for policy enforcement.

Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to configuring IoT devices for policy enforcement. In particular, the technology disclosed relates to configuring a plurality of special-purpose devices on a network segment of a network to steer outbound network traffic to an inline secure forwarder on the network segment instead of a default gateway on the network segment. The inline secure forwarder is configured to route the outbound network traffic to a policy enforcement point for a policy enforcement.

Abstract: The technology disclosed enables metadata-based policy enforcement for requests that do not include metadata relevant to a policy. In a particular example, a method provides, in a network security system interposed between clients and a cloud application, receiving an incoming request from a client directed towards the cloud application. In response to determining that the incoming request lacks metadata for enforcement of a policy, the method includes transmitting a synthetic request to obtain the metadata from the cloud application and receiving a response to the synthetic request. The response provides the metadata. The method further includes applying the policy to the incoming request based on the metadata.

Abstract: The technology disclosed describes a system. The system comprises a network security system interposed between clients and cloud applications. The network security system is configured to generate a synthetic request, and inject the synthetic request into an application session to transmit the synthetic request to a cloud application and receive a response to the synthetic request from the cloud application.

Abstract: The technology disclosed describes a system. The system comprises a network security system interposed between clients and cloud applications. The network security system is configured to process an incoming request from a client and generate metadata. The network security system is further configured to transmit the incoming request to a cloud application. The network security system is further configured to configure the metadata to expire after an expiration window. The network security system is further configured to receive, after the expiration window, a further incoming request from the client. The further incoming request is directed towards the cloud application and subject to policy enforcement that requires the expired metadata. The network security system is further configured to hold the further incoming request and transmit a synthetic request to the cloud application. The synthetic request is configured to retrieve the expired metadata from the cloud application.

Abstract: Virtual storage arrays consolidate branch data storage at data centers connected via wide area networks. Virtual storage arrays appear to storage clients as local data storage; however, virtual storage arrays actually store data at the data center. The virtual storage arrays overcomes bandwidth and latency limitations of the wide area network by predicting and prefetching storage blocks, which are then cached at the branch location. Virtual storage arrays leverage an understanding of the semantics and structure of high-level data structures associated with storage blocks to predict which storage blocks are likely to be requested by a storage client in the near future. Virtual storage arrays determine the association between requested storage blocks and corresponding high-level data structure entities to predict additional high-level data structure entities that are likely to be accessed. From this, the virtual storage array identifies the additional storage blocks for prefetching.

Abstract: The technology disclosed describes a system. The system comprises an edge network of a plurality of points of presence of a network security system. Points of presence in the plurality of points of presence are configured to intermediate traffic between clients and cloud applications and to use metadata to apply policies on the intermediated traffic. There are redundancies in metadata synchronization between the points of presence due to metadata migration to a second point of presence from a first point of presence handing off intermediation to the second point of presence within an application session. Each of the points of presence is configured with inline metadata generation logic. The inline metadata generation logic is configured to issue synthetic requests to provide the metadata to the second point of presence without requiring the metadata migration to the second point of presence.